Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Gold Ridge Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
GoldLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlVeins Along Fault Separating Limestone And Shale From Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Granite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1935
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10014832
MRDS IDD011808
Alternate namesCasey, Juniper
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.19734, -109.60343
References
KEITH, S. B., 1973, ABM BULL. 187, P. 61.COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.ELSING, M. J., AND HEINEMAN, R. E. S., 1936, ABM ECONOMIC SERIES 19, BULL. 140, P. 91.WILSON, E. D., CUNNINGHAM, J. B., AND BUTLER, G. M., 1934, ABM BULL. 137, P. 119.